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Culinary & pastry schools in Oklahoma
Oklahoma has 15 accredited campuses awarding culinary credentials. If you finish and work as a chef in Oklahoma, expect to start around $28,920–$37,840 and reach a median of $58,540 with experience; the top quarter earn $67,560 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma). Graduates of these Oklahoma programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $19,572 in their first year, against $24,208 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What chefs and head cooks earn in Oklahoma
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,430 employed in Oklahoma. National median: $62,470.
Campuses in Oklahoma, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Burns FlatChoctawEnidFort CobbLawtonMcAlesterMuskogeeOklahoma CityOkmulgeePonca CityPryorStillwaterTulsaWilburton
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology | Okmulgee | Public | 37 | $27,245 | $14,167 | not reported | not reported |
| Francis Tuttle Technology Center | Oklahoma City | Public | 141 | $19,572 | not reported | 52% | $16,058 |
| Northeast Technology Center | Pryor | Public | 50 | not reported | not reported | 97% | $15,385 |
| Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee | Muskogee | Public | 31 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $14,348 |
| Tulsa Technology Center | Tulsa | Public | 31 | not reported | not reported | 81% | $11,412 |
| Great Plains Technology Center | Lawton | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | 95% | $12,801 |
| Meridian Technology Center | Stillwater | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Metro Technology Centers | Oklahoma City | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | 35% | $11,478 |
| Autry Technology Center | Enid | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | 75% | not reported |
| Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester | McAlester | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | 45% | $9,685 |
| Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center | Choctaw | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 92% | $11,912 |
| Pioneer Technology Center | Ponca City | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 73% | $14,464 |
| Eastern Oklahoma State College | Wilburton | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Western Technology Center | Burns Flat | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 74% | $5,114 |
| Caddo Kiowa Technology Center | Fort Cobb | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 68% | $5,417 |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.